tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778292030022594711.post4867359181859422050..comments2023-08-06T01:27:02.610+10:00Comments on My Mother Has Alzheimer's Disease: She hit me againPyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04740368090553576115noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778292030022594711.post-59298491646354160082010-05-27T15:24:52.641+10:002010-05-27T15:24:52.641+10:00hello there-i am from sydney australia and my moth...hello there-i am from sydney australia and my mother whos is 85 has moderate dementia.she lives in a 2 storey 4 bedroom house by herself which she refuses to leave.i have a brother and sister and we have agreed recently that it may be necessary to force her to leave for supervised care at a nursing home.she thinks nothing is wrong with her and can not see what the fuss is about.<br />she did not want any home care but this has now been provided and she seems to accept.<br />we all visit her when possible and my sister handles business and financial business.<br />my mother has not become aggresive yet and she is taking 2 lots of medication which soothe her anxieties.<br />of course this is a sad and upsetting matter for all of us to see and talk to a person who has a very limited memory.<br />if your mother is becoming aggresive and a danger to herself and your family it may be time she was placed in a supervised care facility.<br />all the best in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com